Immigrants from South America vs Black/African American Child Poverty Among Girls Under 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 473,703,980 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.266 and weighted average of 16.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 546,554,396 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of Blacks/African Americans and poverty level among girls under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.837 and weighted average of 24.7%, a difference of 50.6%.

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Ethiopian (16.5%, a difference of 0.59%), Afghan (16.2%, a difference of 0.88%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (16.2%, a difference of 1.1%), Costa Rican (16.2%, a difference of 1.1%), and Immigrants from Venezuela (16.2%, a difference of 1.1%).

In terms of child poverty among girls under 16, the demographic groups most similar to Blacks/African Americans are Menominee (25.0%, a difference of 1.5%), Pueblo (25.2%, a difference of 2.2%), Native/Alaskan (24.0%, a difference of 2.5%), Apache (23.8%, a difference of 3.4%), and Immigrants from Dominican Republic (23.8%, a difference of 3.5%).